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7 Can Help: Uncovering your weight-loss options

Weight-loss is a battle that millions of Americans struggle with every day. A newer medication helped one woman shed 55 pounds when even gastric bypass surgery wouldn't keep off the pounds.

Updated: 12:24 PM CDT May 12, 2014

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7 Can Help: Uncovering your weight-loss options

Weight-loss is a battle that millions of Americans struggle with every day. A newer medication helped one woman shed 55 pounds when even gastric bypass surgery wouldn't keep off the pounds.

Updated: 12:24 PM CDT May 12, 2014

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7 Can Help: Uncovering your weight-loss options

Weight-loss is a battle that millions of Americans struggle with every day. A newer medication helped one woman shed 55 pounds when even gastric bypass surgery wouldn't keep off the pounds.

Updated: 12:24 PM CDT May 12, 2014

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WEBVTT WEIGHT-LOSS IS A BATTLE THAT MILLIONS OF AMERICANS STRUGGLE WITH EVERY DAY. A NEWER MEDICATION HELPED ONE-WOMAN SHED 55-POUNDS... WHEN EVEN GASTRIC BYPASS SURGERY WOULDN'T KEEP OFF THE POUNDS. SEVEN CAN HELP UNCOVERS THE OPTIONS (PAMELA EIDELBERG - LOST always had to battle the bulge as they say so i've been on every diet since the time i was probably 15 years old.") (AND UNTIL NOW..PAMELA EIDELBERG COULDN'T áKEEP THE GASTRIC BYPASS SURGERY IN 2001.. WHEN SHE TIPPED THE SCALES AT NEARLY 300-POUNDS. BUT A DECADE LATER.. THE POUNDS WERE BACK.)("November of 2012 i had my second "a ha moment" and when my husband's tush was smaller then mine i said 'oh this is not good'.") (AN OBESITY MEDICINE DOCTOR ENCOURAGED HER TO TRY THIS PILL.. 'QSYMIA." IT'S A COMBINATION DRUG THAT SUPPRESSES APPETITE AND CONTROLS CRAVINGS.)(DR. MARC SCHLOSSER: "so it makes you feel fuller sooner so you WEIGHT.. BUT IT TAKES AWAY CONDITIONS LIKE DIABETES AND HYPERTENSION. FOR EIDELBERG..SHE HAD TO DO PERCENT BODY FAT - SHE WAS MORBIDLY OBESE. BUT AFTER A YEAR OF TAKING QSYMIA.. SHE DROPPED 15-PERCENT OF HER BODY FAT.. LOST 55-POUNDS.. AND IS CONSIDERED 'NORMAL' WITH A B- M-I OF 25.)("oh yes I feel fabulous and I think I look fabulous.") QSYMIA IS MEANT FOR OR OVERWEIGHT AND HAS DIABETES OR HYPERTENSION. AS YOU COULD EXPECT.. IT'S USED IN COMBINATION WITH A STRICT MEAL PLAN AND EXERCISE.